State v. Webb

WEIMER, Justice.

_JjWe granted a writ to determine whether a recent constitutional amendment involving a fundamental right to bear arms found in La. Const, art. I, § 11 renders a criminal statute related to the possession of a firearm while possessing illegal drugs, facially unconstitutional.

According to the defendant, because the right to bear arms has been recently enshrined as a fundamental constitutional right, notwithstanding the fact the defendant was allegedly carrying illegal drugs while in possession of a firearm, La. R.S. 14:95(E) is facially unconstitutional. Essentially, the…